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Wrapup: Green Energy
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Last Updated: 10:53 PM 06/24/09 - Charged with reworking the state's renewable energy policy, Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick had one major objective during the recent legislative session: Don't give away the farm, er, the desert.
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Wrapup: Crackdown on Gang Recruitment
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Last Updated: 10:11 PM 06/18/09 - During the 2009 session, Nevada lawmakers cracked down on gang members trying to recruit minors and required school districts to establish policies barring criminal gang activity on school grounds.
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Legislative Tax Roundup
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Last Updated: 10:03 PM 06/18/09 - Consumers face slightly higher sales taxes, businesses' annual fees will double and larger employers will shoulder higher payroll taxes when key elements of the 2009 Legislature's patchwork plan to raise $781 million in taxes takes effect July 1.
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Foreclosure Law Could Lead to Mediation
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Last Updated: 9:41 PM 06/17/09 - A new Nevada law requiring lenders to meet with homeowners in danger of foreclosure is expected to create numerous requests for mediation.
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Session Was Good News for Green Energy Business
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Last Updated: 5:34 PM 06/15/09 - With help from the 2009 Legislature, Nevada has become one of the most attractive states in the sun-drenched West for large solar plant development and other alternative energy projects.
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Problems Developing With Proposed Furloughs
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Last Updated: 3:57 AM 06/11/09 - Nevada lawmakers instituted a one-day-a-month furlough for state workers as a moneysaving alternative to straight salary cuts proposed by Gov. Jim Gibbons. (Full Story)
Gibbons Signs More Laws
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Last Updated: 3:56 AM 06/10/09 - A plan to roll back part of a voter-approved smoking ban and exempt tobacco trade conventions from the prohibition became law on Tuesday without Gov. Jim Gibbons' signature.
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Flood Control Bill Signed
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Last Updated: 11:54 AM 06/09/09 - Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed into law a measure allowing Washoe County to create a new flood control authority with the power to raise fees needed to continue work on a $1.5 billion flood management project. (Full Story)
Governor Signs Patient 'Dumping' Bill
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Last Updated: 9:53 AM 06/09/09 - A bill to require reports on the possible "dumping" of patients on public hospitals in the Las Vegas area has been signed by Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons. (Full Story)
Nevada Governor Signs Renewable Energy Measure
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Last Updated: 3:56 AM 06/09/09 - A key renewable energy plan that was sought by Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons and was the final measure approved by lawmakers before they adjourned their 2009 session last week was signed into law on Monday by the governor. (Full Story)
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